Non-refillable bottle.



No. 845,015. PATBNTBD FEB. 19, 1907.

L. E. L. THEMKE.-

NON-REPILLABLE BOTTLE. APPLIOATION FILED' JAUNE 22.1906.

v W Myx/5555 INI/ENTOR UNTTED STATES LOUIS ERNEST LEOPOLD PATENTOFFTQOE.

THEMKE, Or srRATHOONA, ALBERTA, CANADA,

CANADA, AND ONE-FOURTH TO JOSEPH DITTRIOH, OF

CANADA.

STRATHOONA,

NON-REFILLBLE BOTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 19, 1907.

Application filed .Tune 22,1906. Serial N0. 322,980.

T0 all whom, it Wray concern.-

Be it known that I, LOUIS ERNEST LEO- POLD THEMKE, a subject Of theEmperor of Germany, residing at Strathcona, in the Province Of Alberta,Canada, have invented new and useful Improvements in Non-RefillableBottles, Of which the following is a specification.

The Object Of my invention is tO provide a bottle, which having beenemptied cannot again be refilled.

My invention is composed of few parts and these are preferably Of glass;but other material may be used for some of the parts, if desired.

The peculiar construction of the several parts and the means employedfor holding same in place are such as to eflectually prevent tamperingtherewith for the purpose Of lifting the valve Or Otherwise permittingof the introduction of a liquid Of any kind to replace that 'which hasalready been withdrawn from the bottle.

My invention is clearly shown in the accompanying drawings, whereon-Figure l is a side elevation Of my non-rellable bottle, the upper partOf the bottle and parts connected therewith being shown in section. Fig.2 is a side view Of a device adapted to fit the inside Of the neck Ofthe bottle to retain the valve-seat in position and to limit the openingof the valve. Fig. 3 is a top view Of the valve-seat, and Figs. 4 and 5represent side and bottom views thereof.

On the drawings the letter A designates a bottle the neck Of which ispro vided internally with annular grooves b b and near the lower endwith a shoulder c to receive a packing-ring or washer d, Of rubber orother iieXible material, and on which rests the-annular projectingcollar e of a valve-containerf, which is provided with upper and lowerchambers g 7i, the former having a valve-seat t' and the latter avalve-rod Orifice 7c and a number Of Openings Z, forming means ofcommunication between the interior of the lower valve-chamber and thebottle proper.

The valve consists Of a spherical ball M, preferably of ground. glass,having a downwardly-projecting stem Or guide-rod. 'm and in direct linetherewith an upwardly-proj ecting conical point n, the guide mv beingadapted tO operate in the Orifice 7c of the valveretainer f and thevalve M normally resting on the valve-seat i Of the said containerf.

A bafiie-plate comprising a flat annular ring N, preferably Of glass, isplaced on the top Of the valve-container f and there held by the lower1projections 0 of a tube Or sleeve O, which is fitted within the neck Ofthe bottle and therein held by rolling or expanding same to 'fill thegrooves b within the neck Of the bottle, making it impossible thereafterto remove same. The tube or sleeve O is provided near its lower end witha diaphragm p, in center Of which is a beveled opening l?, in which theconical portion Of the valve operates to a limited extent, and thiscentral Opening is surrounded by a series Of Openings (l, through whichthe liquid fiows during the pouring process.

From the above description it will be seen that my improved bottle isespecially intended for fine liquors, medicines, proprietary compounds,and in all cases where it is desired tO insure the genuineness of thearticle contained within the bottle.

Having described my invention, what T claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

l. In a nOn-refillable bottle, the combination of a bottle having anannular shoulder in the lower part of its neck, a valve retainer andwasher On said shoulder, means for holding the valve-retainer inposition, a spherical valve with downwardly-projecting stem and anOppOsitely-projecting conical portion, and means for limiting theopening Of the valve, as set forth. 2. In a non-reiillable bottle, thecombination of a bottle, and a neck lining Or sleeve having a perforateddiaphragm, a valve-retainer and an annular ring Or baffle-plate, locatedbetween the sleeve and. valve-retainer, the valve-retainer provided witha valve-stem receptacle and openings surrounding same, a valve having astem to Operate in the aforesaid receptacle and a conical portionprojecting in an Opposite direction to said stem, as set forth.

In testimony whereof .I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LOUIS ERNEST LEOPOLD THEMKE.

Witnesses:

JOSEF Drr'rRrOI-r, J. A. CONNELLY.

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